Today, the FOTA has announced at a press conference, what you would like to change in future in Formula One everything. The catalog is long, but contains few surprises. In a side note, Nick Fry made it clear that the ex-Honda team was rescued.
That change in Formula One has something, is clear. It has the financial crisis only things shown slightly faster in the last two or three years were already partially visible. The high costs for teams, organizers and fans have long been more portable, and not compromise the series in a big way. Compared with other series to Formula One is interesting from Marketingpersopektive, but that is not enough. Also must be doing something sporty, although the last two seasons was indeed the best. FOTA has compiled an inventory of various proposals to stabilize the series.
In 2010, one would like to find the following solutions.
- Engine package for EUR 5 million per season
- Standard gear for 1.5 million €
- Standard KERS for up to 2 million euros per season
- Reduce development costs by 50% of aerodynamics
- Standard chassis parts, means that certain parts (sub soil) may be changed only once a year
- Ban on "exotic" materials
- Standard telemetry and radio systems
This one is pretty much in line with the FIA, so we will implement these changes for 2010, probably. There are few approaches for a discussion.
Interestingly, it is but when it comes to sporting regulations. Here are the FOTA calls for changes in the coming season:
For 2009, you requested:
- A new scoring system (12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1)
- Fuel load and tire data to be announced. The Nachtankmenge to be known immediately.
- 50% reduction in testing
2010 will change as follows:
- A new quality format. Again, no further details.
- Completely new scoring system including a points award for the fastest race lap
- Further restrictions on test 4 by 4 days of testing before the season per car.
- Reduction of the race length to 250 km or 100 minutes.
These people would like that both on the net, as well as offered on television more data and information.
Since the FIA World Council on the 17th Will vote in March on these points, one can assume that the FOTA proposals have been discussed more or less with the FIA.
I see two critical points. First, the shortening of the race distance. The trend to make the race a sprint I think is wrong. On the one hand, the races are already mostly much longer than 100 minutes, on the other hand, the races in Monza as close to 60 minutes or less over. One can of course argue that a shorter race will also ensure that the war games are low and there is increased by the voltage on the line. You take the race but also the element of surprise that comes with technical problems, weather or lapping inside. The races are anyway limited to 120 minutes, that should not be changed.
The change in the points system is also my opinion not a good idea. They had a similar distance before then introduce the "Lex Schumacher", as this was probably already at halftime of the championship season. Due to the narrow point gap is also seen in a long season to an exciting championship, the team also can sometimes allow a weaker phase. The idea of a pole and fastest lap to reward with a point I think is a good solution.
That you want to make the audience more data available, is a right idea, although I'm not sure how many people will use these services at all. Maybe the FIA should start times so that you include schenkbare cameras in the cars, which allow one to experience a complete overtaking maneuvers can be.
The proposals are the FOTA but overall not bad. They have the technical scope, but will help the new team a possible entry into the series. In commercial terms, one has, however, not expressed, which I find somewhat surprising. Obviously you want to discuss the issue of money in public any further, although in this area is just waiting for a lot of work. If you want the fans to bring more to the distance you drop the ticket prices and the organizer must be relieved. It may be that you would like to shorten the race on the one hand, the prices do not change, however.
And on the edge of Pressekonfernenz Nick Fry has confirmed that the Honda team is well saved. There would be an announcement soon from Honda about owning the team even nominally. I suspect there is a presentation soon. Fry was probably implied that the cost reduction has contributed to the fact that the team could survive. That is probably true for the 2010 season.
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As a "Formula 1" can not sell me the proposed, then the parties should be more thoroughly and make just one unit series out of it.
A shortening of the race, I see - like you - very critical. If there is one thing that has proven itself over decades and which one should not change anything, then it is probably this. The race length between 90 and 120 minutes is good for F1. (I have to think of degrees as the WTCC as a negative example, which goes back even their first two races on this Sunday, which you can then view in a commercial break times fast ^ ^). Yesterday, yes motorsport-total and a few comments from Felipe Massa had on the subject, who wanted to emphasize shorter races and Friday. No idea what is ticking wrong with those, but one gets the stands not full at the price (he also wanted to introduce championship points for the tests, which really is now absurd, both the championship ideas forth as well as from marketing point of view).
The 12-9s point system then I would find it easier, again because of me, the victory might get a little more value than the currently the case.
In my view, should introduce a points system, where of course get all the points 1-20, then that would be much more interesting for the teams back to points and would ride for the audience that even clearer who is in the championship back to front is compared to are the other weak teams ... a podium is not in the list of transfers that illustrates this.
Very good point Terra, all should get points.
This would encourage teams to arrive and the rear would increase the transparency regarding the "balance" of the field to increase.
@ Terra:
Do I look that way. A NASCAR system without the ridiculous Top35 would be Formula One to shame. Ecclestone has been against changing the points system has always denied on the grounds that this would water down the history of the series. But that's after his proposal with gold / silver / bronze yes probably over. Just more points would be awarded a good solution.
This is consistent with the dilution of the history already, continuity is not to be underestimated asset. Just as traditional care. This also applies to other areas - should be why the quality has now herumgedoktort again I do not understand quite. The current mode is in the audience (where it all-just a reminder-yes ... to serve allegedly) popular and creates tension. Seems like there were some Top-Teams/Fahrer acidified something about that gray-oh, oh shame can also occur at times and the shit kicked out early. An opening / expansion of the points system down and bonus points for pole and / or fastest race lap, I think it also not a bad idea, at least, that's debatable. A shortening of the race, however, is probably the wrong way to guarantee - in the races are not exciting or eventful (and for the teams do not even cheaper). The mandatory disclosure of refueling and tire choice / strategy is a good approach, which ensures transparency and makes the race more transparent, and so as well as for new viewers to come and future fans more accessible and less abstract. The secretiveness of the past few years has indeed produced some downright absurd excesses that contributed to the distancing of the audience (on the other hand, there were also funny at times evasive interview responses from drivers and team people). With the standardization of the technical regulations, I would be very very careful - the Formula 1 must be from a technical point of view its status as the pinnacle of motor sport preserve protect and, and they can not if the competition and profiling ability of producers to one another eindämmt or aussschaltet and drivers drive more or less uniform in toy hum hum instead of top racers in the circuit can be.
In the ARD teletext, is that Ross Brawn, Honda has now taken over yet and go under Brawnracing 2009 to the start is.
Brawn ht the same year over Honda? Respect ;-) (just kidding)
I find the current Qialifiing very exciting. The only thing that bothers micht that is not necessarily the fastest driver on pole, but supposedly the one with the lowest fuel load. That's not Qualifiing / poles. The tracks are different enough yet so that every team should have certain routes where they look better or worse.
Especially so after Qualifiing always starts with incitement teammates called experts "Ha! If the masses of the Raikkönnen beaten again, "and later comes out that the ferry was then 4 laps longer and harder just was.
So I can not agree with you this time:
Points for all would be for me not a good idea. There have been recent enough races where the battle for 8th place was the only interesting. That would, of course, completely irrelevant, so even more boring race.
Similarly, the disclosure of the amount of fuel. Will you really?
At first glance, this sounds interesting to, for newcomers and certainly a very important piece of information. However, everyone could also only a little understanding of the F1, "project" for the winner of the first curve.
Thus was the last bit of uncertainty - and thus power - also gone.
An overtaking maneuver thanks to the new aerodynamics or KERS I think only when I see it.
@ TamSee
So I see this with the points not so. If any place earns points, then you see maybe once a battle for 15th place After all, there were already some tight championship, so we can say that "every point counts." If given only the first 8 points, then the driver would be the fight so to drive around 12th place at all anymore because it did not matter whether they place on 9 or number 20 arrived or not.
I think the NASCAR system has proven itself. There is greater incentive to continue on with a lot behind to round. Sure, it can not be compared directly with F1, NASCAR, the races are longer, and after an accident, the cars are often still roadworthy. But denoch ... It does indeed have this: a top driver can sometimes have a bad race and still get more points.
And since Ecclestone says that a new points system would dilute the history: Was it formerly (until the 80's) not that bekammen only the first 6 points? Now these are the first eighth So this then nothing watered down?
Anyway, the strange statement. When it comes to history, then you should also convert any tracks such as Hockenheim. After all the changes, too, the history of this track .....
As a fan I say this: It's a shame what the want to make our F1. As if the changes of recent years would not have been bad enough. But the opinion of the actual time fans will now always insignificant compared to the mainstream, which is probably "expect," among other things, no "long" race wants.